From: kurt@... Date: 2020-06-19T15:07:56+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:98887] [Ruby master Bug#16971] weak_ref&.some_method should behave like object&.some_method Issue #16971 has been reported by kwerle (Kurt Werle). ---------------------------------------- Bug #16971: weak_ref&.some_method should behave like object&.some_method https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16971 * Author: kwerle (Kurt Werle) * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * ruby -v: ruby 2.7.0p0 (2019-12-25 revision 647ee6f091) [x86_64-linux] * Backport: 2.5: UNKNOWN, 2.6: UNKNOWN, 2.7: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- The following patterns mean basically the same thing and should behave the same: ``` ruby weak_ref = WeakRef.new(some_object) ... weak_ref.some_method if weak_ref.weakref_alive?() some_object.some_method if some_object.present? ``` The some_object predicate got cleaned up by using &.some_method. It would be super clean if WeakRef did the same. ``` ruby weak_ref = WeakRef.new(some_object) ... weak_ref&.some_method # should not raise WeakRef::RefError ``` -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: